House Bill 669

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE TATE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THREE HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE TATE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO CONSOLIDATE ITS SYSTEM OF HIGH SCHOOLS BY CLOSING COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH HAS CONSISTENTLY AND CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMED AS DETERMINED BY ITS GRADE DESIGNATION UNDER THE STATEWIDE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOLASTIC YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON SUCH CLOSURE, STUDENTS THEN ATTENDING COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOL SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO ATTEND EITHER OF THE TWO REMAINING HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE TATE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR REQUEST A TRANSFER TO THE SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED ON RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY TO THE APPROPRIATE HIGH SCHOOL OF ATTENDANCE WITHIN THE SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE THE TATE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT NOT LATER THAN JULY 1, 2020, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF ANY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AND ATTENDING COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF ITS CLOSURE SEEKING TRANSFER TO THE SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS DETERMINED BY THE RESIDENCE OF THE STUDENTS IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTENDANCE ZONE OF COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE COLLAPSED TO BE REDRAWN AND DISTRIBUTED IN EQUAL PROPORTION TO THE REMAINING TWO HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES IN THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-7-315, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Richard Bennett

  Sponsor

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In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 11

1. Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Education
2. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Mar 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 11 – Jun 10

1. Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Osborne, Bennett and McCarty)
2. Mar 12Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
3. Mar 17Sent to the Senate
4. May 11Referred to the Senate committee on Education
5. May 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
6. Jun 10Passed the Senate

To the Governor Jun 11 – Jun 25

1. Jun 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
2. Jun 15Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
3. Returned to the House for enrolling
4. Jun 18Enrolled bill signed in the House
5. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
6. Jun 25Approved by the Governor